No, I don't think Haswell-E is exempt from the reboot problem, so I'm holding off until I'm sure the issue is fixed. The last I heard is that Intel have identified the root cause of the reboot issue, but I don't think they've released new microcode with the fix yet.
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Because I have modified my bios and injected old cpu microcode which allowed to run non K CPUs at max turbo on all cores.
so I'm old and confused the crap out of by all these updates lol
the GRC program says I'm not patched,the GB program says I am.
I updated to latest bios so is it just windows now what needs patching as I though I did that yesterday but the spectre program is saying its windows that needs patching?
the GRC program says I'm not patched,the GB program says I am.
I updated to latest bios so is it just windows now what needs patching as I though I did that yesterday but the spectre program is saying its windows that needs patching?
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You are confusing two or three issues. The left hand image is talking about the fix for the (latest) Intel Management Engine vulnerability that was revealed late last year. That application is claiming you already have the patch for that (which makes sense if you've updated your BIOS). The right hand images are regarding Meltdown and Spectre, which are CPU vulnerabilities brought to light a couple of weeks ago. To completely resolve Meltdown you'd need an OS patch (which it looks like you have). To mitigate against Spectre attacks, you'll need CPU microcode update (which would be included in yet another BIOS update), plus a bunch of other OS and software patches that will probably take a while to roll out (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, and nVidia's driver package have received them already).
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I know this might sound silly - but I assume the bugs are really only important if you are connected to the internet,right?
So,I assume if you are playing off-line games and disconnected your network connection,it would be useful if you could toggle both patches off,like that InSpectre tool does.
So,I assume if you are playing off-line games and disconnected your network connection,it would be useful if you could toggle both patches off,like that InSpectre tool does.
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As I understand it, the significance of the bug is that it might be possible for a piece of malign code to access passwords, bank details, etc.
However, if the system is not connected to the Internet, I don't really see how it could do anything with this information.
I suppose that the malign code could store the details, wait for you to connect to the Internet later and then "forward" them to a third party.
Yeh but normal rules apply.. use an ad blocker, no script, set your browser to delete all cookies, history etc on exit, be sensible with unknown emails, don't go to dodgy sites, use 2 step authentication for email and bank, don't have loads of tabs open if your logged into anything, shut the browser down and reopen. etc. ..
You'll be reasonably safe.
As far as I know Windows Update is still updating, but I haven't received a cumulative update this month. 
I'm tempted to download and install it myself.
I'm also on the latest version of my BIOS and IMEI, so it can only be due to the lack of Windows Updates that I am getting the below:
I'm tempted to download and install it myself.I'm also on the latest version of my BIOS and IMEI, so it can only be due to the lack of Windows Updates that I am getting the below:
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Where do we get this tool?
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Intel promises Spectre- and Meltdown-proof chips this year
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/26/intel-spectre-meltdown-chips/
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/26/intel-spectre-meltdown-chips/
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Are they going to start selling Ryzen core'd chips as well as borrowing AMDs Graphics?
After installing KB4056892 to update Windows 10 from build 16299.19 to 16299.192, the tool shows I am no longer vulnerable to either Meltdown or Spectre.
thanks just done the same,had to manually install the update,says not vunerable now for both,so seems my bios update was for spectre
I guess any pre-Haswell CPU gets marked as "Performance: Slower" after the Meltdown patch?
Haven't noticed any slowdown but then all the games I play are GPU-bound (when not using newer drivers) and I doubt I'd notice much difference in things like browsing and programming.
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